Many PLCs have actual, physical memory locations that can be referenced. Not so with Allen-Bradley CompactLogix and ControlLogix PLCs. They use symbolic Tags, which means the tag file needs to be imported into EBPro in order to reference any PLC address / variable. Define the PLC by going to the System Parameters Device tab. Click…
Trending is the act of taking data and showing it visually, usually via a graph. Data Sampling / aka Data Logging is the act of logging data from a device, the logged data is often shown in a Trend display. The relationship between Data Sampling and Trending is intertwined. The Trend Display Object in EBPro…
Yes, the HMC2000, HMC3000, and the HMC4000 series have built-in web servers, accessible from any Internet web browser, allowing remote access to HMC data from a remote computer on the Ethernet network or, if exposed to the Internet, from anywhere in the world. A username and password are required, ensuring security. The screen is displayed…
A “Light” Industrial PC is part of Maple Systems’ Industrial Panel PC series. These models have the part prefix OMI. This affordable robust, low-profile Panel PC series is an exceptional value and will run third party SCADA software. With 17 models to choose from, you can configure your selection based on your screen size (7”~21.5”),…
Maple Systems Alphanumeric OITs are powerful, affordable operator interface terminals. Our units offer best-in-class features including: 2 and 4-line LCD and VFD Displays 16 and 24-key keypads unique user-definable keypads slide-in legends. With the ability to communicate with more than 100 brands of PLCs such as Emerson, GE, Koyo, Mitsubishi, Schneider, and many more; motion…
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Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a subsidiary of Amazon.com that provides on-demand cloud computing platforms to individuals, companies and governments, on a paid subscription basis. The technology allows subscribers to have at their disposal a virtual cluster of computers, available all the time, through the Internet. Our High-Performance cMT HMIs offer integration with Amazon AWS…
Remote Framebuffer is an open simple protocol for remote access to graphical user interfaces. Because it works at the framebuffer level it is applicable to all windowing systems and applications, including Microsoft® Windows, macOS and the X Window System. RFB is the protocol used in Virtual Network Computing (VNC) and its derivatives.
EasyPrinter is a utility that runs on a PC that can be configured to receive data log files, event log files, recipe files, or screenshots from a Maple Systems Standard HMIs over Ethernet using the Backup object in EBPro. Screenshots can be saved to the computer’s hard drive and sent to the PC’s printer for…
EasyWatch allows users to monitor HMI and PLC address values via Ethernet from their PC, as well as invoke Macros for debugging, remote monitoring, and control. For example, after creating a Numeric Input Object in EBPro, you can set its address to LW-10, and then monitor the same address in EasyWatch. The value of LW-10…
To add and use a picture from the Picture Library: See Tech Note 5108, “Multi-State Picture/Shape” for more information.
As one of the five programming languages defined by the IEC 61131-3 standard, our HMI+PLC (HMC) configuration software MAPware-7000 supports Function Block Diagram (FDB) editor. The Function Block Diagram is another graphical logic editor which is based upon logic diagrams. The program is constructed out of individual blocks that represent some operation, which will have…